Sock Puppet IV
November 11th 04, 05:25 PM
Hi,
We're recording a nu-metal version of an old classic, and it turns out that
if we transpose the guitars a whole octave lower, we're right where we want
to be with those, while keeping the cover in the same key as the original
song (which I always try to do if at all possible). The vocals are also
perfect in this key.
However, the bass is in no-man's-land. Keeping it where it was originally,
it's too high for the thick nu-metal sound we want. One octave lower is -
unlike the guitars - too low. Kinda muddy.
We're torn between both versions. We don't know where to put the bass.
Would doubling the very low bass with a midi track that's an octave higher
but much lower in volume be the solution to this problem? We'd keep the
crunch of the real bass right where it is, but fill in the missing tones
with midi.
Is this a sloppy and non-recommended way of doing things, or a viable
solution?
We're recording a nu-metal version of an old classic, and it turns out that
if we transpose the guitars a whole octave lower, we're right where we want
to be with those, while keeping the cover in the same key as the original
song (which I always try to do if at all possible). The vocals are also
perfect in this key.
However, the bass is in no-man's-land. Keeping it where it was originally,
it's too high for the thick nu-metal sound we want. One octave lower is -
unlike the guitars - too low. Kinda muddy.
We're torn between both versions. We don't know where to put the bass.
Would doubling the very low bass with a midi track that's an octave higher
but much lower in volume be the solution to this problem? We'd keep the
crunch of the real bass right where it is, but fill in the missing tones
with midi.
Is this a sloppy and non-recommended way of doing things, or a viable
solution?